Sonny Perdue Sent Emails

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Any emails sent by former Gov. Sonny Purdue from January 13, 2003 to January 10, 2011.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Alexander Rony

Thank you very much, Ms. Barnes and Mr. Werner, for responding. Which state agency maintains the archived email records for former Gov. Sonny Perdue?

Dear Ms. Barnes,

I reached out to the Georgia Archives as suggested, and they pointed me to the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. Though the library has many relevant records in its George Ervin Perdue collection, they do not have former Gov. Perdue's personal email records. This is what they had to say:

"At the time that we received the official papers of Governor Perdue we did not receive his personal email and we understood that the Governor’s office retained those files. I do not know the current status of these emails, but you might contact the governor’s office of the current administration and inquire."

If the email records are no longer in the possession of the Office of the Governor, can you confirm the office location and date that they were delivered?